2011 Alawwa rail accident
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| Date | 17 September 2011 |
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| Location | Alawwa |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Operator | Sri Lanka Railways |
| Type of incident | Collision |
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| Trains | 2 |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Injuries | over 30 |
In the 2011 Alawwa rail accident, 5 people were killed and over 30 injured when a passenger train Sri Lanka Railways S11 hit the rear of a stationary Intercity Express train of Sri Lanka Railways at Alawwa railway station in Sri Lanka on 17 September 2011.[1]
Compensation[edit]
Compensation will be paid to the families of those killed, and to the injured.[2]
Other accidents[edit]
A much more serious accident occurred near here in 2002. See Major accidents.
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